outmuscle
verb
out·mus·cle
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outmuscled;
outmuscling
Definition of outmuscle
: to defeat or overwhelm by or as if by using greater physical strength and effort
Saturday, however, Xavier outmuscled Utah all night on the boards, dominating them for 40 minutes …— Stephen Lindsay If ESPN.com outmuscles every other source of printed verbiage, then it is appropriate to ask: Is it any good?— Bryan Curtis
Examples of outmuscle in a Sentence
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During red-zone work, Smith had blanket coverage on TE George Kittle in the back of the end zone, but Kittle appeared to outmuscle him for the ball and hauled in a 15-yard TD from Garoppolo. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "49ers’ practice report: ‘Bobblehead’ Bosa continues strong summer," 3 Aug. 2019 Giorgio Chiellini - Renowned around the world as one of the finest centre-backs, there are few players that can outmuscle and outwit Chiellini. — SI.com, "Claudio Ranieri: The Tinkerman's All Time Best XI," 12 June 2019 Neville Gallimore’s been a stud, but the Sooners need to outmuscle the Cyclones. — Joe Buettner, ajc, "Oklahoma-Iowa State: Live updates, score, analysis for Week 6 game (October 7, 2017)," 7 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outmuscle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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